WELLINGTON NEWS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 6595, 20 September 1899, Page 3

WELLINGTON NEWS.

[Per Press Association.] WELLINGTON, Sept. 19. The annual report of the Wairarapa Farmere' Co-operative Association (Limited) regrets that, owing to the exceptionally low prices realised for produce and the keen competition in all other branches of trade, the year's transactions are not so satisfactory as they have been heretofore. The net profit amounts to £2899. The directors propose to pay a, bonus of 2 per cent en the amount of shareholders' purchases and carry the whole of the balance forward to next year's accounts. The capital will then be strengthened by about £1800. Whilst regretting that they have to pass a dividend this year, they have done so in order to strengthen the position of the Association. WELLINGTON, Sept, 20. The new regulations issued under the Stock Act provides that bones in a raw or green state, except from Queensland and West Australia, which are prohibited, may be landed, provided they are immediately steamed and the bags turned or boiled. Forty-eight hours' notice of the intention to land animal manures or hides must be given to tho Stock Inspector at the port of landing, and manures must be accompanied by a declaration of treatment. The inspector may submit samples of manure to an analyst, and if the latter reports that it has not been .treated as prescribed, it shall be treated or disposed of as the Minister directs. „ - . Mr Blair, the Mayor, who occupies more public offices than any other person in this city, not only will not stand as Mayor again, but has resigned the chairmanship of the Wellington College Board of Governors, which he has held for years. In connection with the theft of £900 from the National Bank, Newton, Auckland, last year, the police have traced the possession of a number of the notes to a person who was in Auckland at the time, and afterwards left for San Francisco. The man was arrested, but neither he nor the ' notes could be identified, and consequently the proceedings ended there. Among the cases on the civil list is an action by David Wilkie against- John and Adam Wilkie, who built arid,' for a time, worked the Coolgardie railway in Western Australia. The Messrs Wilkie are brothers, and formerly were known in New Zealand. The plaintiff claims he was a partner in the contract, and demands to be admitted to a share of the profits, which are stated to be very large, .as much as £250,000 being mentioned! The defendants allege that he was only admitted on certain conditions as to personal behaviour, which he broke, and it was his own fault that he lost his partnership rights.